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- 6 Dec 2021
Meta Partners Africa No Filter to Improve Funding of Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling
Africa No Filter, a narrative change organisation, and Meta have announced a partnership to launch “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds” program, aimed at boosting the use of Virtual…
- 14 Mar 2022
Meta and Africa No Filter Announce Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Africa No Filter and Meta are excited to announce today the six finalists of the ‘Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme - focused on harnessing and investing in the next…
- 30 Jun 2022
Heirs Life and Heirs Insurance Sponsors Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund
Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of Africa, has launched the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund. Named after African business leader and…
- 6 Oct 2022
Meta Hosts XR Exhibition to Showcase Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Meta has unveiled an exclusive XR exhibition featuring the six finalists from the ‘ Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme, focused on supporting the next generation of Extended…
- 15 Mar 2013
New Tablet Purifies Water for Up to 6 Months
Researchers have developed a water purification tablet comprised of nanoparticles that can be used by developing world communities with no access to clean water. The tablet, MadiDrop, invented by…
- 22 Dec 2022
Meta Releases Sub-Saharan Africa ‘2022 Year in Review’ Highlighting Key Milestones Across the Region
Meta on Thursday released its `2022 Africa Year in Review, capturing some of the company's investments and initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa across innovation, its support of SMBs and Creators as…
- 9 Dec 2021
Meta Unveils ‘Africa Year in Review’ for 2021
Meta on Thursday released its ‘2021 Africa Year in Review’, an infographic capturing some of the company's significant investments and initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa this year - focused on driving…
- 10 May 2024
Dr. Adesina, AfDB Group President Calls for Media Transformation to Uplift Africa’s Global Narrative
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank Group, delivered an impassioned plea for more balanced media coverage of Africa and its development, noting it was critical for…
- 25 May 2016
Alcatel Launches Premium Entry-Level Devices ‘New PIXI 4 Family’
Alcatel Nigeria announces a brand-new PIXI experience: the PIXI 4 family offers premium entry-level smartphones and tablets with a comprehensive user experience in design, audio, camera and battery…
- 16 Dec 2015
Spinlet Launches Dedicated Family Friendly Music Platform
Spinlet has announced the launch of a dedicated family friendly music platform to complement its existing service. Spinlet Inspire will focus on more uplifting music, including inspirational songs,…
- 8 Feb 2022
Mastercard Expands its Business Intelligence Platform for Financial Institutions in Middle East and Africa
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its new interactive business intelligence platform Mastercard Market Trends in the Middle East and Africa. The new platform provides a comprehensive view of…
- 16 May 2017
IBM Research Focuses On Big Data to Tackle SDGs in Africa
As the world today, May 17, 2017 observe ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’ with the theme “Big Data for Big Impact.” ITU and the members are exploring how Big Data can help solve…
- 3 Nov 2017
Meet HP Sprocket, Pocket-Sized Photo Printer
By peter oluka Designed to bring back the fun of printed photos, HP has launched the HP Sprocket Photo Printer. Great imagery doesn’t just have to live online, this pocket-size printer allows users…
- 2 Nov 2017
Truecaller Launches its Developer Program in Nigeria
Truecaller kicked off its Africa Launch Event yesterday at CcHUB, Africa’s leading social innovation centre, where they held an exclusive event inviting media, developers and entrepreneurs to share…
- 23 May 2022
Meta Launches its Africa Day Campaign Spotlighting and Celebrating Africans Making a Global Impact
As part of its Africa Day celebrations on 25 May, Meta on Monday announced the return of its global campaign ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’, which was first launched in 2021. Aimed at…
- 23 Jul 2017
Nigeria Ranks 9th on Global Spam Calls
Nigeria has been ranked ninth in the world for spam calls, according Truecaller Insight report released earlier this week, in spite of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) efforts to address spam…
- 21 Jun 2014
Lamudi Unwraps Real Estate Mobile App
Lamudi.com, global leading real estate portal, has taken the wrapper off the world-first mobile app, on Android, for house-hunters, available in Nigeria and 27 emerging markets worldwide. Lamudi…
- 1 Apr 2021
Building Products Based on Customer Needs: The LG Smart & Dual Inverter Story
With the recent increase in the number of people working from home, the demand for energy-efficient and powerful cool air conditioners, have risen exponentially across Africa due to unbearable heat,…
- 28 Aug 2022
Autochek Partners AutoFast to Provide Free Vehicle Maintenance
Autochek, an automotive technology company that makes car ownership more accessible and affordable to Nigerians and across Africa, has signed a partnership agreement with AutoFast, to provide its…
- 11 May 2009
Networks Unlimited to Increase Presence in Nigeria
David Odayar, channel development manager, Africa Networks Unlimited , a distributor of IT Security and Networking Solutions based in South Africa, dedicated to offering its customers only…
- 14 Aug 2013
MTN Group Hits 200m Subscribers in 22 Countries
MTN Group has marked its 200 million subscriber milestone by announcing a bold R200 million initiative to improve the quality of education across its markets in Africa and the Middle East over the…
- 5 Aug 2025
NBA Africa Urges Entrepreneurs to Apply for Funding
NBA Africa, the local affiliate of the NBA basketball brand in the US, has announced the second edition of Triple-Double: NBA Africa Start-up Accelerator, which aims to promote the continent's…
- 28 Jul 2014
Carmudi Records 30,000 Unique Listings Milestone
Carmudi Nigeria, Nigeria’s fastest growing online car classified has changed the experience of shopping for car enthusiasts in Nigeria and globally. The online car classified which launched a mobile…
- 4 Oct 2020
Ericsson, Telenor Connexion Enable Sustainable Micro-factories with IoT Accelerator
Powered by Ericsson IoT Accelerator, Telenor Connexion will provide global connectivity to Wayout's sustainable micro-factories starting in East Africa and expanding into the Middle East, Asia…
- 17 Jun 2021
Truecaller Launches Smart SMS Feature in Africa
Truecaller, the world's most trusted and accurate Caller ID and telephone search engine, is rolling out a new feature to further augment the user experience. The new feature Smart SMS has been…
- 19 Nov 2020
Ericsson Sees Strong Momentum in Sub-Saharan Africa
A series of contracts in Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar and Benin, among others, highlight Ericsson’s growing footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa as communications service providers move to strengthen…
- 16 Nov 2022
Check Point Cybersecurity Predictions Expect More Global Attacks, Government Regulation, and Consolidation in 2023
Check Point® Software Technologies, a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has released its cybersecurity predictions for 2023, detailing the key security challenges that…
- 14 Mar 2025
Airtel Launches AI Spam Alert in Nigeria
Airtel, one of Africa’s leading telecommunications providers, has launched a groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Spam Alert Service in Nigeria, aimed at tackling the growing issues of…
- 6 Dec 2020
LAN, SSEAN and SGC7375 ANGEL Networks Team Up for Trueflutter
Lagos Angel Network, SSE Angel Network and SGC7375 – three networks, have announced their investment in Trueflutter (trueflutter.com), a matchmaking app designed specifically for Africans across the…
- 25 Jul 2014
Lamudi App Now Available On iOS
Lamudi App Now Available On iOS By peter ugwu Leading property portal Lamudi has launched its iOS app in Nigeria as the company seeks to capture the growing smartphone market in the country. The…